Starting from this year the fund for reconstruction, major overhaul of schools, colleges, lyceums and medical institutions will be engaged with the consolidation of the material-technical base of kindergartens. Previously, these activities were financed by local administrations.

This year it is provided for the reconstruction of 106 kindergartens and overhaul of 195 institutions. In total 195 billion soums will be allocated for this purpose. Another 42.2 billion soums will be allocated to equip these institutions with modern equipment.

Besides that this fund has not slowed down the amount of work on consolidation of the material-technical base of general education schools. In total, it is provided for enhancing the material-technical base of 367 schools, including construction of new buildings of 9 schools. Total investment in these institutions amounted to 237.2 billion soums.

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With the support of Federation of Societies of Consumer Rights Protection, in 2016 indemnity to consumers were recalculated totaling more than 3.8 billion soums.

In total last year, the federation received appeals of 9.9 thousand people. 28.9% of appeals concerned the gas supply, 23.6% – trade, 15.4% – electricity and other fields.

It is important that to contact the federation is now become much easier – statements, suggestions and complaints of citizens are taken through a virtual reception – website www.istemol.uz and helpline 1091.

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Prices for drugs and medicines of domestic production in comparison with 2016 decreased from 8% to 44% depending on the product name.

This fact is highlighted by Head of the Main Department for Control over the quality of medicines and medical devices at the Ministry of Health Habibulla Jalilov in the material released by the press service of the ministry.

According to him, from January 1, 2017, almost at all 5,500 pharmacies of the republic "Corner of the consumer" has been organized. This corner has the list of medicines and medical products essentials, which is mandatory for all pharmacies, and the list of medicines to be sold without prescription. Among the other obligatory information in the "corners" – a list of medicines and medical products, the comparative table of prices on local products in 2016 and 2017, which are released for sale at a fixed price.